# Accident 19820713031459A: Hiller UH12E, Centre, AL, July 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1982, 07:15 local time
- Place: Centre, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1493° N, 85.6693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1493&lon=-85.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28872-2011-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 443 total, 110 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713031459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK WIRES THAT WERE STRUNG OVER A LAKE AT 100 FEET AT FLIGHT LEVEL. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82DA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA214), Jul 13, 1982: Hiller UH-12E (N28872), Centre, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28872 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850505016899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505016899A), May 5, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N28872), Fall Creek, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Main rotor severed tail boom landing. Fuel gauges inoperative.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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